The NBA released its list of early entry candidates for this year’s draft. A total of 66 players announced their intentions of entering the 2012 pool. If any of the 49 U.S. players and 17 internationals get cold feet, they have until Monday, June 18, 2 pm PST to withdraw their names from consideration.
Key draft dates:
- May 30: NBA Draft Lottery (The Kings have a 7.6 percent chance to win, which are the fifth best odds behind New Orleans, Cleveland, Washington and Charlotte)
- June 6-8: NBA Pre-draft Combine takes place in Chicago
- June 28: NBA Draft
After the jump, the entire list of early entry candidates.
| Player | School | Height | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Austin | Jackson CC (MI) | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Harrison Barnes | North Carolina | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| Will Barton | Memphis | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Bradley Beal | Florida | 6-3 | Freshman |
| J’Covan Brown | Texas | 6-1 | Junior |
| Dominic Cheek | Villanova | 6-6 | Junior |
| Jared Cunningham | Oregon State | 6-4 | Junior |
| Anthony Davis | Kentucky | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Andre Drummond | Connecticut | 6-10 | Freshman |
| Dominique Ferguson | Florida International | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Justin Hamilton | LSU | 7-0 | Junior |
| Moe Harkless | St. John’s | 6-8 | Freshman |
| John Henson | North Carolina | 6-11 | Junior |
| John Jenkins | Vanderbilt | 6-4 | Junior |
| Perry Jones III | Baylor | 6-11 | Sophomore |
| Terrence Jones | Kentucky | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Kentucky | 6-7 | Freshman |
| Doron Lamb | Kentucky | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Jeremy Lamb | Connecticut | 6-5 | Sophomore |
| Meyers Leonard | Illinois | 7-1 | Sophomore |
| Damian Lillard | Weber State | 6-3 | Junior |
| Kendall Marshall | North Carolina | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Fab Melo | Syracuse | 7-0 | Sophomore |
| Khris Middleton | Texas A&M | 6-7 | Junior |
| Quincy Miller | Baylor | 6-9 | Freshman |
| Tony Mitchell | Alabama | 6-6 | Junior |
| Arnett Moultrie | Mississippi State | 6-11 | Junior |
| Reeves Nelson | UCLA/Zalgiris (Lithuania) | 6-8 | – |
| Austin Rivers | Duke | 6-3 | Freshman |
| Peter Roberson | Grambling State | 7-0 | Junior |
| Quincy Roberts | Grambling State | 6-5 | Junior |
| Thomas Robinson | Kansas | 6-9 | Junior |
| Terrence Ross | Washington | 6-6 | Sophomore |
| Avery Scharer | Shoreline CC (WA) | 6-1 | Sophomore |
| Renardo Sidney | Mississippi State | 6-10 | Junior |
| Jonathon Simmons | Houston | 6-6 | Junior |
| Terrell Stoglin | Maryland | 6-1 | Sophomore |
| Gerardo Suero | Albany | 6-4 | Junior |
| Jared Sullinger | Ohio State | 6-9 | Sophomore |
| Raymond Taylor | Florida Atlantic | 5-6 | Junior |
| Marquis Teague | Kentucky | 6-2 | Freshman |
| Joston Thomas | Hawaii | 6-7 | Junior |
| Hollis Thompson | Georgetown | 6-8 | Junior |
| Richard Townsend-Gant | Vancouver Island University | 6-5 | Junior |
| Dion Waiters | Syracuse | 6-4 | Sophomore |
| Maalik Wayns | Villanova | 6-1 | Junior |
| Royce White | Iowa State | 6-8 | Sophomore |
| D’Angelo Williams | Notre Dame de Namur (CA) | 6-3 | Junior |
| Tony Wroten | Washington | 6-5 | Freshman |
| Furkan Aldemir | Galatasaray (Turkey) | 6-10 | 1991 DOB |
| Jonas Bergstedt | Torrelodones (Spain) | 6-11 | 1991 DOB |
| Evan Fournier | Poitiers (France) | 6-7 | 1992 DOB |
| Josep Franch | Murcia (Spain) | 6-5 | 1991 DOB |
| Maximilian Kleber | s Oliver Baskets (Germany) | 6-5 | 1992 DOB |
| Lahaou Konate | Evreux (France) | 6-5 | 1991 DOB |
| Mindaugas Kupsas | Baltai Kaunas (Lithuania) | 7-0 | 1991 DOB |
| Joffrey Lauvergne | Chalon (France) | 6-11 | 1991 DOB |
| Abdoulaye Loum | Gravelines (France) | 6-11 | 1991 DOB |
| Nika Metreveli | Sassari (Italy) | 7-0 | 1991 DOB |
| Nemanja Nedovic | Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) | 6-4 | 1991 DOB |
| Alen Omic | Zlatorog (Slovenia) | 7-0 | 1992 DOB |
| Jakub Parzenski | PGB Basket (Poland) | 6-10 | 1991 DOB |
| Sertac Sanli | Galatasaray (Turkey) | 7-0 | 1991 DOB |
| Tomas Satoransky | Cajasol (Spain) | 6-7 | 1991 DOB |
| Tornike Shengelia | Spirou (Belgium) | 6-10 | 1991 DOB |
| Mathieu Wojciechowski | Gravelines (France) | 6-6 | 1992 DOB |
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